[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v2.c4.824 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.824 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.824 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.824](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.824) Proṣṭha, denoting perhaps a ‘bench,’ is found in the Rigveda¹ in the adjective proṣṭhaśaya, ‘lying on a bench,’ used of women, and uncompounded in the Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa.² In the first passage it is distinguished from Talpa and Vahya, but what the exact difference was there is not sufficient evidence to show. - [Previous: v2.c4.823](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.823) - [Next: v2.c4.825](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.825) - [Up: v2.c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.824](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.824) · Pramāṇa